4 ways creating content online has changed my life (ENG/FR)

March 21, 2019

Creating content and hitting publish for the world to see is life-changing. Not matter if it’s a photo, a blogpost or a video, knowing that people who don’t know you and who you know nothing about you will view it can be quite scary. It’s putting yourself out there, for the world to see – and judge. Social media is criticized quite a lot, for good reasons when it comes to negativity, but it has good aspects as well.

Personally, I’ve never felt more like myself and fulfilled that since I’ve started my blog. Creating content has filled a hole in my life that I didn’t understand and never knew how to fill. The thing is, it can change your life. And I’m not just talking about it becoming a job. Here are 4 ways creating content online can change your life.

It’s a creative outlet

I never categorized myself as someone creative. I wasn’t good at painting, drawing or instruments (not that I’ve ever really tried playing music), nothing anyone would immediately categorize as creative. But I had this fire inside of me, to create. I t took me a long time before starting my blog, years and even then, months if not another couple of years before actually digging more into that. I felt that I wasn’t doing a good enough job, and frankly I wasn’t in a good place with my anxiety which controlled my life then.

When I really started to create content I loved and felt passionate about, two years or so ago, I felt a shiftinside of me. I was finally really enthusiastic about something. I had so many visions of things I wanted to create and I fire inside of me to create content. Still to this day, I feel this pang of excitement and adrenaline going through me whenever I create content whether it’s imagery or writing.

Having a create outlet can do so much good to your mental health and how you feel in your life. It can help you calm down, focus and get into a zone of your own, your creativity place. Something only you can control and let out.

It can help you develop skills

To create content online you kind of have to develop certain skills I would say. And it’s so amazing, because it doesn’t feel like work! It is about developing your skills for your craft. You own designs and vision. It can be anything from writing skills to photography, communication, managing social media, planning, budgeting, marketing, pitching, designing to anything that goes on behind the scenes of creating content online.

You will gain confidence

I still have my days, but creating content online has help me massively with my confidence. The fact that people enjoy what I create makes my heart burst with happiness and helps me build up my confidence. I’m less awkward when I’m having my photo taken because I’ve learned to be in front of the camera and be comfortable, I’m doing it for my content and if I want it to be good, I have to be good in front of the camera. You know, try to work those angles. I feel less and less awkward whenever I mention my blog to someone, because you know what? I’m proud of my little corner of the web. I’ve created it, fed it and managed it for a long time and I love it.

You will meet amazing people online

Yes, the Internet and social media can be toxic places if you encounter the wrong people who have nothing better to do that leave a hateful comment. But it’s also a beautiful place to meet incredible people. And when I say “meet”, I don’t mean necessarily in the flesh. I mean supportive, amazing people who will comment and like your content, answer to your Insta stories whenever you feel bad to let you know you got this and they love your content. People who will share your content on their platforms, mention your blog posts so that people will go see it. People who never fail to make you smile when you see they’ve interacted with you, because you know it comes from the heart.

They can change how your day evolves for the better. They’ll be people you care about and who will care about you. And even if it’s just incredible content creators who don’t necessarily follow you, if you truly love their content just seeing their images on your feed or an email letting you know they just posted a blogpost will make you feel so much better.